Notes on Python and Machine Learning

Sep 28, 2024

Lecture Notes

What We Learned in the Last Lecture

  • Important packages of Python
  • Variables, collections (lists, sets, dictionaries)
  • String manipulation
  • Conditions and statements
  • Loops and functions

Today's Lecture

  • Review of the previous lecture
  • Important use of functions
  • What is sentiment analysis?
  • About machine learning and classification

Review of Functions

  • How to create functions
  • Arguments and parameters
  • Introduction to practical programming

Sentiment Analysis

  • Use by natural language processing
  • How to analyze data
  • Identifying positive and negative responses

Important Concepts of Machine Learning

  • Meaning of classification
  • Importance of labeled data
  • Supervised learning and its examples
  • Email classification and disease diagnosis

How Sentiment Analysis Works

  • Importance of sentiment analysis in artificial intelligence
  • Analysis of user data and use of responses

What is API?

  • Definition of Application Programming Interface (API)
  • How APIs are used, with examples
    • Use of banking APIs
    • Example of APIs in mechanic services

Types of APIs

  • Different types of APIs and their uses
  • Importance of framework APIs

Introduction to OpenAI

  • OpenAI platform and functionality
  • How to get started with OpenAI API
  • How to generate and use an API key

Programming and Coding Topics

  • Installing and importing packages in Python
  • How to write code for sentiment analysis
  • Analyzing based on text for users

Conclusion

  • Students are urged to understand that it is essential to make an effort in programming
  • Things to keep in mind while coding:
    • Avoid copy-pasting
    • Type and understand the code by yourself
  • Prepare for the next class, maintain continuity in the learning process.